...organised, before negotiations were opened with the king. Officers had been named to every appointment : and the best men that could be found available were selected...civil and military services for the new offices." J General Sir James Outram was the man whom Lord Dalliousie selected for the difficult task of annexing...

...British pay ; that no zemindar or chief had refused submission to our authority ; that the best men who could be found available were selected from the civil...military services for the new offices in Oude ; and that no popular resistance or disturbance had occurred. Nothing could be more clear and positive than...

...neither zemindar nor chief was found to refuse submission to our authority ; the best available men were selected from the civil and military services, for the new offices which were created, and no popular resistance or disturbance occurred. Whether this seeming acquiescence...

...had been prepared, and the military force which it was intended to retain had been fully organised, before negotiations were opened with the king. Officers...civil and military services for the new offices in Oudh, and the Government has every reason to anticipate that they will achieve an equal degree of success,...